gas station canopies height ?

Agree with "assume nothing", but with that said I've never had a problem nor seen a situation where it wasn't obvious. Regardless, I watch heights on the road and off the road closely and if in doubt would stop and proceed very slowly with a spotter to ensure I didn't ruin my day.

Off topic - now have a residential fridge so it doesn't apply to me but prior trailers I traveled many many times with fridge on propane without worrying about shutting off to fill up with gas (as I'm sure most do). Is this just a "theoretical" issue? Is everyone just getting lucky, or has anyone actually had a real problem with this?

We try not to have to get fuel while towing (38 gallon gas tank helps) but when we do, I'm the spotter that gets out and watches carefully while DH pulls in under the canopy. Sometimes the canopy will be tall enough but lights under that same canopy will not be! It's almost impossible to just eyeball it from the cab of your truck.

By the way, most Shell stations do tell you what the height of their canopies are by marking them very clearly. I wish all stations would do that.

Learjet wrote:
Now that I'm starting to take this new 5th Wheel out more, I notice that gas station canopies don’t have clearance signs.

Can I assume that a modern gas station will have no issues with my 13’2” heigh 5’er ?

I have a gas truck, so the truck lanes are not an option…any other words of advice ?

Assume nothing. Canopies vary a lot. Have shotgunner get out and watch. Be sure the the frig is not running on propane when in a service station.

Chris